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The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel is a daily newspaper published by Journal Communications, Inc., with editorial headquarters in Milwaukee, Wis. The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel is the result of a merger in 1995 between the Milwaukee Sentinel (founded in 1837) and the Milwaukee Journal (founded in 1882). Journal Communications, a media conglomerate traded on the New York Stock Exchange, owns this newspaper.The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel is Wisconsin's largest selling newspaper, read by a diverse... audience throughout the state. It covers local, state, national and world news. It has a bureau in Washington, D.C., as well as Waukesha and Ozaukee counties, the State Capitol in Wisconsin and in Milwaukee, where it has its metro desk.The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel is one of the largest newspapers in the United States and the largest in Wisconsin. One of the most important stories covered by earlier incarnations of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel was that of Wisconsin Sen. Joseph McCarthy. Its coverage was highly critical of him from the start. The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel has been the recipient of the Pulitzer Prize seven times, most recently in 2010 for its investigative reports of abuse in Wisconsin's state-run childcare system. Martin Kaiser is the Senior Vice President and Editor and Elizabeth Brenner is the President and Publisher of the paper. George Stanley is Vice President and Managing Editor, O. Ricardo Pimentel is Vice President/Editorial Page and Marilyn Krause is Assistant Managing Editor/Administration.Read more